Purported river-crossing point and memorial of Kim Jong-Sook (Hoeryŏng)

Korea (North) / Hamgyongbukto / Hoeryong / Hoeryŏng
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This place is purported to be the point where Kim Jong-Sook, mother of Kim Jong-Il who is a native of Hoeryong got on a boat and crossed the Tumangang River in order to join Kim Il-sung’s Anti-Japanese resistance movement based in Manchuria. Apart from memorial monuments depicting this episode, a small wooden boat purported to be the actual boat used on that occasion is kept on display. The area could be observed from Wangjiangge, a hilltop observation point overlooking the city of Hoeryong on the Chinese side (based on visit to the Chinese side in July 2012).
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Coordinates:   42°27'13"N   129°43'55"E
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